Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 19, 2026
Approved declaring the CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge failure a qualifying event and raising the emergency repair contract limit from $4,500,000 to $6,000,000.
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In plain words
A request to declare the CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge failure a qualifying event that exempts its repair from competitive bidding, and to raise the emergency repair contract spending limit.
What changes The bridge repair can proceed without competitive bidding, and the on-call emergency infrastructure repair contracts can be used up to a higher spending limit.
Who and the money Applies to the CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge repair and Contracts 25-743A-C; the limit increases from $4,500,000 to not exceed $6,000,000, with the estimated fiscal impact unknown at this time.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Section 255.20(1)(c)1, Florida Statutes, provides an exception if a public road is damaged or destroyed through an act of God and such damage creates an immediate danger to public health or safety."
Where CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge
Why (staff, quoted) "On April 2, 2026, CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge in the Leesburg area, experienced a catastrophic failure when a hole was observed through the bridge deck."
Backup in the packet: Resolution_CR 44 Haines Creek Bridge_4.21.2026 (p. 323)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Public Works to recommend approval: 1. To adopt Resolution 2026-52 declaring the failure of CR 44 Haynes Creek Bridge (Bridge Number 114079) as a qualifying event under Section 255.20(1)(c)1, Florida Statutes, which exempts the repair and reconstruction of the road from the competitive bidding process otherwise required pursuant to that statute; 2. To increase the emergency expenditure limits of Contracts 25-743A-C for on-call emergency infrastructure repair services from $4,500,000 to not exceed $6,000,000; and 3. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute all supporting documentation. The estimated fiscal impact is unknown at this time as expenditures are emergency event-related. Most projects shall not exceed the FEMA acceptable funding limits per project. Expenditures will not exceed available funding in each Fiscal Year's Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 19, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved accepting public right-of-way and easement deeds for development, roadway, lot splits, and stormwater projects for $308.60.
- Next item: Approved installing all-way stop signs and plaques at the intersection of Radio Road and Treadway School Road in the Leesburg Area for $5,000.
- All 33 items from May 19, 2026
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